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<title><![CDATA[Preview from Europe: Barack Market Bounce or Bump?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Mole submits: U.S. markets were closed yesterday for Martin Luther King Day, just ahead of Obama&rsquo;s big day out today. So will we get a Barack bounce or bump? Well we will most likely see some sort of knee-jerk rally on such a historic day. But th...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224117955&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:46:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No Good Reason to Invest in Banks Right Now]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ockham Research submits: The biggest stories from last week&rsquo;s stock market were the earnings reports of major financials including Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan (JPM), and Citigroup (C). The results from these once lauded names were altogether unin...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=5212241151&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://seekingalpha.com/article/115446-no-good-reason-to-invest-in-banks-right-now?source=feed]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:56:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Battered SWFs Bode Ill for Global Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Contrarian Profits submits:By Irwin GreensteinNo one really knows how long the global recession will last, but based on a recent article it may persist longer than predicted. The message to investors, therefore, is that bonds and gold may be the best way t...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=52122411946&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://seekingalpha.com/article/115442-battered-swfs-bode-ill-for-global-economy?source=feed]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:43:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Banks Flail as TARP Is Looking Inadequate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:  Last week, the Senate voted to release the second half ($350 billion) of the TARP funds.While the incoming administration has not so far provided the details of how they will use this money, they have stated the intention to use $50 bil...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=52122411247&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://seekingalpha.com/article/115436-banks-flail-as-tarp-is-looking-inadequate?source=feed]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:31:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Case for Financial Stocks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Eric Falkenstein submits:  Financial companies are toxic waste currently, because they are at the center of the recent meltdown. They are not merely symptoms of the excessively foolish subprime crisis, but were active participants, a stunning combination o...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224117724&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://seekingalpha.com/article/115420-the-case-for-financial-stocks?source=feed]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:24:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No Rescue or Bailout Can Save the Dying Banks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Michael Panzner submits: Until now, the desperate machinations by central bankers, regulators, politicians, and industry officials have been characterized as &quot;bailouts&quot; and &quot;rescues.&quot; Yet the realists among us know that none of those te...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=52122411328&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://seekingalpha.com/article/115409-no-rescue-or-bailout-can-save-the-dying-banks?source=feed]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Banks Spell 'Nationalization?']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[FinancialSpiltMilk submits: Seems that folks at [[RBS]] are possibly going to learn how very soon - or at least their shareholders might. Thus, the stock was down 67% yesterday. RBS is likely going to report the worst loss ever in British history, over $40...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224117042&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:35:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No Surprise: Basel Group Recommending More Bank Capital]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[David Enke submits: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is considering requiring banks to hold more capital to protect against losses on complex financial products (see Bloomberg article). Banks that do not thoroughly investigate the types of risks ...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224119344&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://seekingalpha.com/article/115401-no-surprise-basel-group-recommending-more-bank-capital?source=feed]]></link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:22:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thing One and Thing Two: Supervisory Goodwill and TARP]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ira Artman submits:  Thing One and Thing TwoComplete Story &raquo;<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224119985&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:58:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley / Citibank: A Joint Venture Becomes a Changing Business Model]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bullish Bankers submits: Prepping to release earnings (which were moderately encouraging), JPMorgan (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon came forward with a bleak statement regarding the economic and financial sector outlook.  Dimon&rsquo;s comments focused on the  conti...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224115753&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:57:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Treasuries CDS at Record Highs, Yet Yields Record Lows?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Michael B. Krause submits:These are two contrary readings.  The 5 year U.S. treasury yield is 1.47%, while the 'risk premium' determined by CDS prices to insure them is .695% (69.5 bp).As much as the flight to quality has driven treasuries and the U.S. dol...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224113599&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:08:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Should We Force Banks to Lend?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Forcing banks to make loans is politically satisfying, but it won't fix the financial system.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224115949&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Have your say on the bank bailout]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Online Surveys & Market Research Don't agree with the bailout? Tell us what you think the Government should do and we'll publish a selection of the best suggestions. More from Money Central: Ten mind-boggling statistics from the credit crunch The...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224119754&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Barack Obama good at managing his money?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[All eyes will be on Barack Obama, tomorrow, when he steps into George Bush's size 10 shoes and is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. The 47-year old senator from Illinois will take on...<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224118685&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) Q4 2008 Earnings CallComplete Story &raquo;<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224117203&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:18:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation (BAC)Complete Story &raquo;<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=5212241161&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:18:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Search for Missing Fund Manager Intensifies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The F.B.I. and securities regulators have joined the search for Arthur Nadel, a Florida hedge fund manager whose disappearance Wednesday has left clients concerned they may have lost $350 million.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224117030&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain Announces New Bank Bailout]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The British government on Monday announced a new financial rescue plan that increases its control over lenders, and said it was revising the terms of its bailout of Royal Bank of Scotland.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224119125&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telecom Mogul Seeks Deal in Times Company]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Carlos Slim Helú, the Mexican billionaire, is near a deal to invest about $250 million in The New York Times Company, helping to shore up the publishing company's struggling finances, people briefed on the transaction told The Times.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=52122411644&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaner Days Ahead for Citadel and Other Funds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Citadel Investment Group founder Kenneth Griffin is just one of the many hedge-fund managers that must recoup their losses before skimming fees from their profits again, a process that could take years.<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=521224119321&cat=business&cat2=finance" width="1" height="1"> <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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